Eugene Polley, who invented this TV remote control, the first without a cord, died Sunday.
Here is the first ad for his device from an Oct. 1955 issue of the Kingsport Times.
Vince Staten is the author of fifteen books, including "Did Monkeys Invent the Monkey Wrench," "Can You Trust a Tomato in January," "Ol' Diz: A Biography of Dizzy Dean," and the barbecue travel guide, "Real Barbecue." He has been a columnist for the New York Daily News, the Louisville Courier-Journal, the Dayton Daily News and the Kingsport Times News.
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